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File 2764/1904 Pt 5 'Baghdad Railway: Anglo-Turkish negotiations; concessions proposed in respect of Kowait; negotations with Hakki Pasha in London; Anglo-Turkish agreement.' [‎213r] (448/536)

The record is made up of 1 volume (254 folios). It was created in 1912-1914. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Draft Articles for a Convention etween the ritisi .nd
Ottoman Governments in respect of railways in Asiatic Tu koyv
Articl e I.
'A. discrimination of an;y kind shall he exercised on any
portion o^ hr railways connecting Aagdad Jfith othe” races
in Asiatic Turkey, or on any of the branches thereof, in
respect of traffic passing over the sah 4 . railways, whatever
may be its origin cr destine* ion.
The wcrti Traffic in this ant the folio -ing Articles
shall apply tc- passengers and their luggage, goo as., animals
and things conveyed on the railways, ana csj riag#s, waggons
and other vehicles adapted for running on the railways.
Art icle_ II,
Equal expedition shall in all cases be afforded on the
said railways to ccnsignment8 of traffic of tie same descrip
tion and quantit y.
Ai l icle Hi«
All reasonable facilities shall be provided by t!.e oaid
railways for the interchange of traffic; and each railway
shall afford all due and reasonable facilities anu accommoda
tion for exchanging, receiving, forwarding, a liv^ring
such traffic without any i nreasonable dclo.y.
Article IV.
}Jq g'ceoi&X rat^s or faci lit i^-s shall be accorded by any
of the sail railways in respect of any goods car: led from
or to any of the ports of Asiatic Turkey which shall not be
accorded equally to all goods of a like character and
carried, in similar quantities on the same route,irrespective
of the Nationality or ownership 0' r the vessels b|r which they
are conveyed or to be conveyed tc or foom. such ports; and

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, newspaper cuttings, maps and notes, relating to a negotiations over the proposed Berlin to Baghdad Railway in the period 1912-1914.

The discussion in the volume relates to the economic, commercial, political and military considerations impinging on British strategy for the international negotiations over the development of a railway to Baghdad and an extension to Basra. In particular the correspondence focuses on:

The principal correspondents in the volume are the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); the Secretary to the Board of Trade (Louis Mallet); the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, Simla (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry McMahon); the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox).

Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (254 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

The subject 2764 (Bagdad Railway) consists of five volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/56-60. The volumes are divided into five parts with each part comprising one volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 256; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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File 2764/1904 Pt 5 'Baghdad Railway: Anglo-Turkish negotiations; concessions proposed in respect of Kowait; negotations with Hakki Pasha in London; Anglo-Turkish agreement.' [‎213r] (448/536), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/60, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100048418272.0x000031> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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